VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: A Final D.A.R.E.

2. document vt. (用电影、电视、报纸、文学等形式)作记述性报道，纪实性地描述
例句：The film documented the development of our country during the 50 years.
这部电影纪实性地描述了我国50年中的发展过程。

3. response n. 回答; 回音; 答复
例句：She has received a response from that college to her application.
她已经收到那所大学对她申请的答复。

4. volume n. 卷, 册, 书卷
例句：For that article he has worked over some 30 volumes of Chinese history.
为了写那篇论文, 他仔细查阅了大约30册中国历史书。

5. tremendous adj. 极大的, 巨大的
例句：There is a tremendous difference between them.
他们之间有着极大的差别。

6. potluck n. 家常便饭
例句：Having arrived unannounced for supper, we had to take potluck.
由于没有提前通知我们要来吃晚饭，我们只能吃些家常便饭。

7. gather v. (使)聚集; 集合
例句：The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.
老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。

8. gasp n. 喘气, 喘息,深吸气,倒抽气
例句：The sick man's breaths were coming in gasps.
病人急促地喘起气来。

9. accompany vt.陪伴, 陪同；伴随…同时发生；伴奏
例句：Thunder often accompanies lightning.
雷声常伴着闪电。

10. delay vt. 耽搁;延误
例句：The accident delayed the train for two hours.
事故使火车耽搁了两小时。